What can you do with Optics and Photonics?

Well, for starters

GENERATE COOL STAGE EFFECTS ENGAGE YOUR BRAIN MONITOR THE EARTHS ATMOSPHERE OBSERVE OBJECTS IN OUTER SPACE CREATE COMPLETELY NEW SOURCES OF ENERGY MAKE DENTAL PROCEDURES FAST REDUCE GREEN HOUSE GAS

MANUFACTURE AN IPOD SEE THINGS BIGGER FIND YOUR WAY WITH A GPS MAKE SURE ONLY YOU CAN OPEN THE DOOR SCATTER LIGHT DESIGN YOUR OWN EXPERIMENTS SATELLITE DISHES
GET LOTS OF GREAT COLORS OF LIGHT FIND ARCHEOLOGICAL AREAS FIND HEAT LEAKS IN YOUR HOUSE DESIGN NEW GENERATION CARS TRAIN PILOTS IN SIMULATORS CLEAN ARSENIC OUT OF WATER

UTILIZE NEW ARTISTIC MEDIUMS CHANGE THE TELEVISION CHANNEL CROSS THE ROAD SAFELY MEASURE THE THICKNESS OF A HAIR SEE IF AN ID IS REAL ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF A SUGAR CRYSTAL SCATTER LIGHT DO A MAGIC SHOW
What exactly is

CUT METAL NO MORE STICKY LABELS ON PRODUCE MAKE SURE LETTUCE IS SAFE TO EAT FIND CELLS THAT MIGHT BECOME CANCEROUS SEE SCORPIONS IN THE DARK USE A COMPUTER MOUSE
CHECK OXYGEN LEVELS IN BLOOD SEE INVISIBLE CREATURES FIND CRIME EVIDENCE POWER THE INTERNET PLAY COMPUTER GAMES WIRELESS TRANSMIT LARGE AMOUNTS OF DATA OVER DISTANCES

Optics and Photonics?

What do telescopes, microscopes, computers, uores-
cent lights, cameras, video game controllers, DVD players,
barcode scanners, laser light shows, and the Inter net all
have in common? All rely on the application of optics and
photonics. Just about everywhere in the world, optics and
photonics affects everyday lives.

Optics and photonics is all about the science and

engineering related to light. This includes the entir e
spectrum of visible light and other invisible light, such as
microwaves and x rays. Professionals in the eld of optics
and photonics examine the behavior and properties of light,
and how light interacts with all kinds of materials even
human tissue. They work with devices and instruments
that detect, manipulate, and otherwise control it.

Optics and photonics puts light to work, just as electronics

uses electrons and electricity to do work. The possibilities
are endless for using optics and photonics to solve many
of the worlds problems. New disco veries open the door
to creating new clean ener gy sources, diagnosing and
treating illnesses more effectively and quickly, creating a
more safe and secure world and much more.

Do you want to explore more?

For cool websites that involve optics and photonics visit:

www.spie.org/resources
Photos courtesy of: The OLLA project/Philips Lighting Project, Marco Molinaro,
Marco Molinaro and the Center for Biophotonics, sciencemakesimple.co.uk, USDA,
US Department of Defense , Sunkist, Jason Latimer, NIF, BMW, Nick Loomis/Cabell
Davis/Jose A. Dominguez-Caballero, Light Up The World, Infrared Cameras Inc., and
Dr. Wolfgang Drexler, Cardiff University.

USE A DIGITAL CAMERA KEEP DRIVERS SAFE SEE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT PROVIDE ENERGY IN REMOTE COMMUNITIES DO A LAND SURVEY STUDY A DROPLET OF WATER IN MOTION CLOSE SURGICAL WOUNDS WITHOUT STITCHES
ENJOY A LASER SHOW SCAN A BARCODE PLAY A DVD OR CD SEE INSIDE OF PEOPLES BRAINS ILLUMINATE THE DARK SEE IN RAINBOWS ENSURE PERSONAL SAFETY MANUFACTURE COMPUTER CHIPS MAKE STUFF WITH ROBOTS www.SPIE.org www.SPIEDigitalLibrary.org

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